Cost of living comparison
Germany is 56.7% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Germany instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.75
|
$13.72
€12.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.50
|
$10.18
€9.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.92
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$2.48
€2.28
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.22
|
$6.75
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.99
|
$4.24
€3.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.58
|
$3.55
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.27
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.16
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.54
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.63
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.02
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.61
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.85
|
$7.16
€6.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.99
|
$54.61
€50.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,369.94
|
$29,249.82
€26,902.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR60.00
|
$23.30
€21.43
|
|
pay 28.0% more for housing
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR301.64
|
$49.15
€45.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,523.65
|
$800.45
€736.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,216.06
|
$616.33
€566.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR244.01
|
$232.30
€213.66
|
|
pay 13.7% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,719.88
|
$434.24
€399.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,793.60
|
$12,512.98
€11,508.82
|
|
pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR45.00
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.90
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.75
|
$8.81
€8.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR481.00
|
$35.42
€32.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.50
|
$12.56
€11.55
|
|
pay 17.8% more for clothing
Qatar
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR218.50
|
$83.65
€76.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR158.43
|
$41.29
€37.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR325.31
|
$89.84
€82.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR321.53
|
$120.25
€110.60
|
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